Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 782 Mimir

“…Oh, they’ve arrived just as I was talking about this.”

When Li You and his companions stepped onto the platform, they saw a stone arch towering in front of them.

On the other side of the platform is a lush ancient tree. A bald, bearded old man with two horns and only one golden eye grows together with the trunk of the tree. He is the one who is speaking at this moment.

The old tree was not big, but its roots were very lush, covering the entire platform. The old man didn't know how long he had been imprisoned. The trunk, roots, and his body exposed outside the trunk were all covered with moss. Only his head and left hand, which could still move, were not covered with green.

"A tall tattooed man with a child, and an outsider covered in weapons... I didn't expect that Bader and Modi's targets would act together."

The old man looked at Li You and Kui Ye, then looked at Atreus and Yuzu, "But your team is so conspicuous, but they haven't discovered it yet. It seems that you have some tricks to avoid being tracked by the Aesir, right? That's really good."

After taking a quick look at this person, Kratos immediately became serious.

"...Kid, go stand guard and make sure those people are gone."

Atreus was puzzled: "But we just saw the dragon fly away..."

"Do as I say!" Kratos' voice rose slightly.

"Okay." Atreus was still confused, but wisely did not argue with his father and went obediently.

Li Youze nodded to Yuzu, and Yuzu followed him.

Atreus was happy now: "Okay, let's go stand guard!"

The man bound in the ancient tree immediately understood something and looked at Kratos: "That kid... he doesn't know your identity, right? He doesn't know that you are a god."

"I won't let him know." Kui Ye answered without hesitation, and then he became curious, "Then who are you?"

"Me? I am the greatest messenger among all gods, giants, and all living creatures in the Nine Realms. I am familiar with every corner, every language, every battle, and every transaction in this land."

The old man said, waving his only movable hand back and forth. "My name is Mimir, the smartest man in the world! I have answers to all your questions!"

Kratos narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why is Odin's son chasing us?"

Mimir was silent for a moment.

"…Hmm, well, it seems my knowledge is still lacking."

Li You: Happy.

"But what I said is true. Let me prove it to you. Hey, you over there, do you have any questions? As long as it's about this land, I can definitely answer it."

Mimir suddenly said this to Li You, which surprised Li You a little.

Really? You just got slapped in the face and you do it again?

I just asked you something you don't know, and you got furious, didn't you?

So he casually asked: "Then tell me, where is the Jotunheim Kingdom Tower now?"

Mimir was silent again, and after a long while he said, "The Jotunheim Kingdom Tower has disappeared from the Nine Realms for too long, along with the giants. I don't know where it is either."

Kratos said: "It seems that you are not as omniscient as you claim to be."

"...Indeed, I cannot deny this." Mimir said, "After all, Odin has imprisoned me here... for one hundred and nine winters. I really know very little about what has happened in the Nine Realms in recent years."

"But my brain is still working well. Just give me some time and I will be able to give you the answer!"

Kui Ye looked at him: "We don't have time to stay here and wait for you."

"Oh, that's not what I meant..."

Before Mimir could finish his words, Atreus and Yuzu came back.

Atreus ran to Kratos and Li You and said, "We've confirmed that there's no one around!"

Mr. Kui glanced at him, and then he suddenly thought of something and talked about the purpose of their trip: "The mother of this child passed away, and her last wish was..."

Atreus took over the conversation: "She wants us to scatter her ashes on the highest mountain in the Nine Realms!"

Mimir blinked his eyes. "Oh, then I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place, little brother. The highest mountain in the Nine Realms is not this one, nor is it in Midgard, but - oh, what a coincidence - in the land of giants, Jotunheim."

Atreus's face changed drastically: "No!"

Mr. Kui was also confused and doubtful: "This can't be what she meant..."

He suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Li You: "You know about this? That's why you asked him about Jotunheim just now?"

Li You shrugged. "Not really. I did hear that the highest peak in the Nine Realms is the Five Finger Mountain in Jotunheim, but those legends are often exaggerated and distorted. I asked this just to see if there is a way to go to Jotunheim to take a look."

"But if it is this Mimir, then what he said should be correct, right? After all, aren't you the god of wisdom under Odin?"

Mimir sighed: "That is a thing of the past. Look at me now. I am no longer the wise man in the legend."

Kratos was more concerned about his own goal: "Are you sure that the Five Finger Mountain in Jotunheim is the highest peak in the Nine Realms?"

"Well, actually the mountain is not called Five Finger Mountain, but it's almost the same," Mimir replied, "You can see for yourself."

As he spoke, light emanated from his only remaining golden eye, shining on the tall stone arch at the other end of the platform. An illusory painting suddenly unfolded between the arches.

In the painting, the image of a high mountain slowly emerged.

The mountain has four isolated peaks pointing to the sky like fingers. It stands motionless under the pale golden sky.

Mimir explained, “This arch is the last known gateway to Jotunheim in the Nine Realms. See that mountain? It looks like a giant’s finger across the sky, so I guess it’s not wrong to call it Five Finger Mountain—that’s the highest mountain in the Nine Realms, not here.”

Atreus looked at the imaginary mountain and asked again, "Can't we just walk across this bridge? We have the Rainbow Bridge Stone."

Mimir looked at Li You again and said, "As this brother asked just now, the Kingdom Tower of Jotunheim has long disappeared. The giants destroyed all the bridges leading to their kingdom. This one has also been blocked by them with secret runes. No one else knows where the runes are."

Atreus understood: "And all the giants have left Midgard long ago..."

Mimir nodded slightly: "Indeed, but... it is a very coincidental thing that you met me."

He patiently recommended himself to Kratos and Atreus: "If you want to go to Jotunheim, there is only one person in this world who can lead the way for you. And you are lucky, my schedule is very free." Originally, at this point in the game, Kratos had almost made a decision, that is, to take Mimir with him.

However, this time, Kratos just looked at him again and said, "But you just used two questions to prove that your knowledge is still limited. Then why can't I let him lead the way for us, but instead look for you?" After saying that, he looked at Li You.

Li You, who was watching the plot animation at the side, said: Ah? Me?
Although he can lead the way, there are some steps that only Mimir can complete, right?
Unless Kratos digs out Mimir's only remaining eye now and follows his instructions completely for the rest of the journey... it's obvious that this is impossible.

However, Li You also knew that Kratos was just testing Mimir.

Even if Kratos still has a high degree of trust in him, based on the current contact between the two sides, Kratos obviously will not put the possibility of going to Jotunheim on him.

Mimir was choked for a moment before he said, “Wow, well… no offense, brother, but I don’t think you know as much about the Nine Realms as I do. Many secrets are simply unimaginable unless you have experienced them personally.”

He winked at Li You, and then said to Kui Ye: "Considering that the immortal god is chasing you, I suggest you leave the responsibility of leading the way to me. Balder is the best tracker under Odin. Even if you have the protection of special magic, if you keep wandering around Midgard, you will be found by him sooner or later."

Atreus also looked at Kratos at this time: "Father? What should we do?"

Kuiye was silent for a while before he said, "...Okay, how do we release you?"

Mimir's eyes lit up after hearing this. This guy finally agreed!

Of course, he could also see that Li You and Kratos did not seem to be on the same path, but just happened to travel together, so if Kratos really did not want to agree, then he had another choice.

However, Li You was obviously an outsider after all. Apart from mentioning that he wanted to visit Jotunheim, Mimir couldn't see what he wanted. So to be honest, he didn't have much confidence that he could convince Li You to take him with him.

Since Kratos can agree, that's great.

"Well first, you need to chop off my head."

Atreus: "Wait, what!?"

Mimir explained that Odin had bound him here with special magic, ensuring that he could not be freed by any means, not even Thor's Mjolnir.

So the only way is to let Kratos chop off his head first, and then take the head to find someone who can use ancient magic to revive the head.

Naturally, when he said this, Kratos and his son immediately thought of the witch in the forest, Freya.

Mimir was very happy: "Very good, it's worth a try!"

Although Kratos reminded him that if the witch couldn't do it, he would die, this actually touched Mimir's heart.

He told Kratos in a sad tone that Odin not only imprisoned him here, but also found ways to torture him day and night, which was not living at all.

So Kratos agreed.

Atreus muttered "I can't bear to see this" and walked aside, while Mimir whispered to Kratos: "If you can't revive me, there is something I need to tell you first."

"This child, the longer you hide his divinity from him, the more damage it will cause, and you may lose him forever."

Kratos said: "There are many things in my past that I don't want him to know."

Mimir raised an eyebrow: "So you value your privacy more than your son?"

Kratos was silent for a moment before he said, "Now I really want to chop off your head."

Mimir: "...Okay, let's do it."

Kratos picked up the axe and swung it down, and Mimir's head fell to the ground with a thud. The cut was clean and neat, and the light in his eyes gradually dissipated.

Kratos tied Mimir's head with a rope. Fortunately, Mimir was not only bald, but also had two horns on his head, so it was easy to tie him up. Then Kratos hung the head on his waist and that was it.

Li You watched from the side and thought in his heart, Mimir's eyes can glow after all, maybe with a little improvement, this head can also be used as a flashlight?
"We should go." Kratos looked at Atreus, then glanced at Li You, "Are you coming?"

Li You came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I'll do it. I've never actually seen magic that can revive a human head. This is something that can't be missed."

"By the way, I took a look when I came here, and I think I've already determined the location of the rune disk fragment. If you don't mind, we can go get it as well?"

Kratos looked at him again before saying, "I have a vague feeling that maybe you can lead us to find the way to Jotunheim."

Li You was startled: "Huh?"

"…It's just a feeling. Come on, find your rune disk fragment and we'll go back to the witch."

Needless to say, Li You "borrowed" Atreus and, through the method he learned from his mother, cracked the two legendary treasure chests on the top of the mountain that were sealed by magic, opened them, and obtained one fragment of the rune control disk of Niflheim and one fragment of Muspelheim.

Then, the group turned around and went down the mountain, passed through a mysterious door at the end of another mountain road, and teleported back to the lobby of the Temple of Tyr, to Brock's shop.

Of course, on the way, while shuttling between the branches of the World Tree, Atreus asked about Balder and Modi whom he had met before.

"So, the first person to approach us was Balder? He was also the person that you and Li You first met and then dealt with together?"

Atreus said, exclaiming, "I can't believe it, that was Balder of the Aesir! You two actually defeated him!"

"And Manny! That man is Thor's son! And Li You, you killed him? I knew you were powerful, but I never thought you were this powerful."

Li You only said: "It's the same as before. I couldn't really kill him. After all, the Aesir can return to Valhalla freely. There is no special means to kill them."

It turns out that the venom of the Eter snake does seem to have some effect on the Aesir, but it is limited and at least it cannot kill them directly.

Judging from what Modi said earlier, the power of the Et snake venom seems to be able to prevent the souls of the Aesir from leaving the body and returning to Valhalla. Perhaps if they are not treated at this time, they will really die completely?

But unfortunately, the last time Li You fought against Manny and Modi, Bader showed up at the end. Apparently he discovered something and rescued his two stupid nephews.

To kill these gods completely, he still has to find a way to unlock his Immortal Slash.

"But you also defeated them!" Atreus didn't know what Li You was thinking, so he just said this.

"Well... I just hope he can recover slowly, or the next time he comes to us, we will have the means to kill him completely." Li You replied.

At this moment, a light gate appeared in front, and the road leading to the Temple of Tyr had been completed.

"...Let's talk about this later. Let's go back to the witch first." Kratos said in a deep voice.

"Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)